Career Academy High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · South Bend, Indiana
Career Academy High School in South Bend, Indiana enrolled 481 students in 2024-25 with 47.0 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Indiana: 88.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%
431 students in 2022-23, 448 students in 2023-24, 481 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.0 to 47.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 431 | 59.0 | 7.3 |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 57.0 | 7.9 |
| 2024-25 | 481 | 47.0 | 10.2 |
10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Indiana high schools
Among the 383 Indiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 332 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Career Academy High School enrolled 408 students and had 1.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.2, one per 332 of the 408 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent18.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.5% of students were White, 34.5% Black, 11.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White44.5%
- Black34.5%
- Hispanic11.0%
- Two or more races8.7%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Career Academy High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20‑24% | 20‑24% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 78 students in Career Academy High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 95% or more | 88.1% |
| Students in the class | 78 | 78 | 77,216 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in South Bend
8 public high schools in South Bend report 2024-25 enrollment; Career Academy High School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams High School | 1,966 | 15.2 | 47.7% |
| Riley High School | 1,238 | 12.6 | 57.0% |
| Washington High School | 795 | 10.9 | 65.3% |
| Clay High School | 628 | not reported | 62.7% |
| Career Academy High School | 481 | 10.2 | 46.4% |
| Excel Center - South Bend | 296 | 37.0 | 10.1% |
| Rise Up Academy at Eggleston | 149 | 6.8 | 67.1% |
| Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend | 138 | 9.9 | 55.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Career Academy High School
- Washington High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 795 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Excel Center - South BendThe next nearest public high school, 3.9 miles away: 296 students, 37.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Compare Career Academy High School with Washington High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Career Academy High School spends per student$15,550 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,550
- The largest public schools in IndianaCareer Academy High School is the number 222 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#222 of 389
- Indiana schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.10.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Career Academy High School
How many students attend Career Academy High School?
481 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 431 in 2022-23. It is a high school in South Bend, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Career Academy High School?
10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Career Academy High School a Title I school?
Career Academy High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Career Academy High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Career Academy High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Career Academy High School?
95% or more of the 78 students in Career Academy High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Career Academy High School in?
Career Academy High School, NCES district ID 1800101. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180010102521 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.